Population
5'838↑2.1%
About Rieden SG
City · St. Gallen
Rieden is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Rieden and Ernetschwil merged into the municipality of Gommiswald.
Population
5'838
Tax multiplier
103%
Rieden SG in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.103%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'100↑1.8%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'400↑1.3%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
2.46%↑9.8%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture48%
- Forest43%
- Settlement7%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
16.4%↑4.6%
Below average in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
+2% vs CH
Dwellings
2'886↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'007↓0.4%
87%
Housing market in Rieden SG
The rental vacancy rate is 2.46%, 79% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 103%, 9% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'550, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rieden SG has 5'838 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
